06/15/1923 | Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the Tampico Stogies. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
08/02/1923 | Signed a minor league contract with the Tampico Stogies organization with a signing bonus of $3,250,000. |
09/09/1923 | Strikes out 16 against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks. |
10/30/1923 | Named the #5 prospect in the CBL |
11/22/1923 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1924 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (83); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 35 (43). |
06/08/1924 | Strikes out 15 against the Creepy Hollow Vampires. |
09/04/1924 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/05/1924 | Injured on 10/03/1924, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/19/1924 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1925 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (82); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 38 (40). |
04/17/1925 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/27/1925 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 14 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/04/1925 | Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award. |
05/12/1925 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 15 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
06/26/1925 | Strikes out 15 against the New York Knights. |
07/07/1925 | Was selected to the 1925 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/20/1925 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/03/1925 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/09/1925 | Finished 3rd in 1925 CBL ETH Cy Young Award voting. |
11/19/1925 | Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000. |
01/01/1926 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (84); Movement: 56 (56); Control: 39 (43). |
05/01/1926 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1926 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/07/1926 | Strikes out 15 against the New York Knights. |
07/03/1926 | Strikes out 16 against the Boston Boomers. |
07/07/1926 | Was selected to the 1926 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/09/1926 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 14 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/14/1926 | Strikes out 16 against the Hoboken Zephyrs. |
11/01/1926 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,200,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization. |
11/10/1926 | Finished 3rd in 1926 CBL ETH Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1927 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (82); Movement: 45 (52); Control: 38 (41). |
06/26/1927 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New Hampshire Pineapples with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/17/1927 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/28/1927 | Strikes out 15 against the Bay City Bluebirds. |
09/10/1927 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/01/1927 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $15,000,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization. |
01/01/1928 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (81); Movement: 39 (60); Control: 37 (40). |
01/16/1928 | Was traded by the Tampico Stogies to the New Hampshire Pineapples, along with 2B Bobby Valentine, in exchange for LF Tony Curry, C Bruce Kimm, and RP Joe Verbanic. |
03/06/1928 | Injured on 03/05/1928, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day. |
03/19/1928 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/30/1928 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Mudville Nine with 13 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/18/1928 | Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent. |
12/23/1928 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,880,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1929 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (79); Movement: 39 (60); Control: 43 (43). |
04/13/1929 | Strikes out 15 against the Plattsville Millstones. |
05/11/1929 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Creepy Hollow Vampires with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/22/1929 | Became a free agent. |
12/31/1929 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,900,000 with the Plattsville Millstones organization. |
01/01/1930 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (78); Movement: 39 (63); Control: 47 (47). |
07/01/1930 | Was traded by the Plattsville Millstones to the Boston Boomers in exchange for 2B Tony Batista and SP Dennis Rasmussen. |
08/02/1930 | Collects his 2000th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
01/01/1931 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 41 (41). |
08/16/1931 | Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
08/27/1931 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks with 14 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1932 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 38 (38). |
04/13/1932 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/16/1932 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1932 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampico Stogies with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/14/1932 | Injured on 09/12/1932, diagnosed with a sore thumb, will not miss additional time. |
09/17/1932 | Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/28/1932 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
11/24/1932 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1933 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 41 (41). |
01/12/1933 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,200,000 with the Baltimore Nordiques organization. |
04/05/1933 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/02/1933 | Collects his 2500th career Crypto Baseball League strikeout! |
07/13/1933 | Was traded by the Baltimore Nordiques to the Albany Senators in exchange for CL Todd Frohwirth. |
07/28/1933 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
11/20/1933 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1934 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 44 (44). |
01/01/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,060,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization. |
06/18/1934 | Was traded by the Hoboken Zephyrs to the Stoolbend Turtleheads in exchange for C Johnny Blanchard. |
06/22/1934 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Capital Congressmen with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/06/1934 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/22/1934 | Became a free agent. |
12/29/1934 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $870,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization. |
01/01/1935 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (84); Movement: 28 (28); Control: 46 (46). |
08/06/1935 | Injured on 08/04/1935, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 14 months. |
11/23/1935 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1936 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 27 (27); Control: 50 (50). |
06/30/1936 | Signed a minor league contract ($95,000 bonus) with the Capital Congressmen organization. |
11/19/1936 | Became a free agent. |
12/04/1936 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,140,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization. |
01/01/1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 28 (28); Control: 49 (49). |
03/14/1937 | Injured (strained oblique),out for 7 weeks. |
04/24/1937 | Injured on 04/21/1937, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 15-16 months. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1924 | 34 | 8 | 1925 | 35 | 3 | 1926 | 34 | 8 | 1927 | 34 | 10 | | Year | W | Rank | 1925 | 20 | 1 | 1926 | 19 | 4 | | Year | L | Rank | 1928 | 17 | 3 | 1933 | 16 | 6 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1925 | .645 | 6 | 1926 | .655 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1925 | 283.1 | 3 | 1926 | 279.2 | 3 | 1927 | 281.0 | 6 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1924 | 1140 | 6 | 1925 | 1192 | 3 | 1927 | 1201 | 3 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1928 | 41 | 4 | 1934 | 43 | 8 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1924 | 130 | 2 | 1925 | 95 | 4 | 1926 | 90 | 7 | 1927 | 100 | 2 | 1928 | 116 | 1 | 1929 | 91 | 6 | 1933 | 92 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1924 | 291 | 4 | 1925 | 327 | 4 | 1926 | 337 | 1 | 1927 | 315 | 1 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1924 | 10 | 6 | 1926 | 9 | 6 | 1930 | 10 | 9 | 1932 | 10 | 7 | 1934 | 12 | 1 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1925 | 3.21 | 5 | 1926 | 3.31 | 6 | 1927 | 3.52 | 5 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1928 | .280 | 3 | 1929 | .286 | 10 | 1932 | .275 | 2 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1926 | 1.14 | 6 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1926 | 10.62 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1924 | 8.31 | 9 | 1925 | 7.91 | 5 | 1926 | 7.40 | 1 | 1928 | 8.06 | 4 | 1932 | 8.01 | 7 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1924 | 10.00 | 4 | 1925 | 10.39 | 4 | 1926 | 10.85 | 2 | 1927 | 10.09 | 5 | 1928 | 9.39 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1925 | 23 | 3 | 1926 | 19 | 8 | 1927 | 20 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1925 | .657 | 4 | 1927 | .588 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1925 | 14 | 10 | 1926 | 22 | 1 | 1927 | 20 | 2 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1926 | .647 | 1 | 1927 | .588 | 2 | 1929 | .536 | 2 | 1932 | .462 | 6 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1925 | 4 | 3 | 1926 | 2 | 10 | 1927 | 3 | 2 | 1932 | 2 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1925 | 5.7 | 7 | 1926 | 6.6 | 3 | 1927 | 6.3 | 4 | | | | |